REM Caps

The solution for "the ultimate performance killer"

By Steve Born

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"Sleep deprivation can put
you in one of the worst
holes you'll ever experience.
It goes hand in hand with
overtraining, erratic training, and poor
performances." Those are words from
highly respected coach Nate Llerandi,
who labeled the lack of quality sleep "the
ultimate performance killer."

Dr. Bill Misner elaborates with the
following scenario:

You and your training partner carefully
measure the optimal protein intake for
the "max" in muscle growth response.
You both take the exact same stateof-
the-art supplements and follow the
same "perfect" workout dictated by your
aggressive, but prominent personal
trainer. Your partner's gains are what
you'd hoped for . . . what went wrong?
Deep sleep patterns may mean the
difference between big anabolic gains
and none at all! Both bodily repair
and anabolic growth occur only during
quality rest, and when deep sleep
patterns become routine.

While lack of sleep can have
dire consequences, adequate
sleep provides only positive,
healthful benefits. In a
typical day, a person's
waking hours are consumed
by trying to meet the
many mental and physical
demands encountered
at every turn, as well as
replenishing vital nutrients
as they are being used up
during these daily activities.
In the hours remaining - during sleep - the body
takes a time-out to rebuild and recharge,
preparing for the day ahead.

It's fairly obvious: if you're not obtaining
the right amount of high-quality sleep
each and every night, not only is your
athletic performance being sabotaged,
but you are jeopardizing your overall
health as well!

Common problem with disastrous
results

Obtaining enough quality sleep is a
problem that affects many people,
athletes and non-athletes alike; an
estimated 30-50% of the general
population is affected by insomnia
(Latin for "no sleep"),
and 10% have chronic
insomnia. According to
polls from the National
Sleep Foundation dating
back to 1999, over 50%
of adults in America
experience one or
more symptoms
of insomnia at least some nights over
the course of a week. The 2005 Sleep
in America Poll reported the following
percentages of these symptoms that
were experienced frequently by the adult
population:

38% woke up feeling unrefreshed

32% wake often during the night

21% reported waking too early and/or
difficulty falling asleep

Given that this survey was conducted
seven years ago, it wouldn't be
surprising if those percentages have
increased even more.

I have often found - and there's a good
chance you have as well - that
falling asleep quickly and
staying asleep can be a real
challenge, and especially so
after a tough training day
and/or in the days leading
up to a race. These specific
times, when your body
really needs to get a
full amount of sleep,
may be when it gets
the least . . . definitely
not a good scenario.
If you're suffering
from part-time or
chronic insomnia,
there is a good chance
that you will have
increased levels of
stress hormones in
your blood, which
may compromise
your immune system,
potentially increasing
your risk of getting
sick. In addition, the precious time you
spend sleeping is also the time that your
body needs for rebuilding muscle tissue.
Less sleep equals less time for complete
and thorough recovery, which in turn
equals declining performance over time.

Needless to say, the important
connection that health and athletic
performance have with adequate
amounts of high quality sleep is hard to
overstate. If you hope to ever make gains
in your training without your immune
system taking a beating, and if you want
to ensure that you're well rested in the
days leading up to a race, you need to
make sure youre getting adequate sleep.
That's where REM Caps comes in. Its
unique formula - a proprietary blend of
specific nutrients in therapeutic doses,
all working synergistically - helps you
derive the full benefits from a complete
and thorough sleep. REM Caps is the
safe, effective way to help you fall asleep
faster and stay asleep longer.

"Sleep deprivation
can put you in
one of the worst
holes you'll ever
experience. It goes
hand in hand with
overtraining, erratic
training, and poor
performances."

Summary

Coach Llerandi states, "If you've got your
training program dialed in but aren't
performing up to expectations, increasing
your sleep could be the missing piece of
the puzzle." Unfortunately, in today's
stressful world it's oftentimes difficult
to obtain adequate sleep. However, you
don't have to let an insufficient amount
of quality sleep compromise your health
and sabotage everything you've worked
so hard to achieve in your training.

REM Caps is the solution and it's
ready to go to work for you. Its nutrient
combination allows you to reap the
health and performance benefits of a
more sound, restful, and productive
sleep. In addition, many general health
benefits may be derived from the regular
use of REM Caps, which suggests that
daily use of REM Caps is worthy of
consideration, whether you have sleeping
issues or not.

We suggest taking 1-3 capsules 60
minutes prior to sleep. Start by taking
one capsule, as that will provide 3 mg
of melatonin, an amount that works for
most people. HN